Rose Cottage, The Green, Bamford, S33 0GG

STATEMENT OF DESIGN AND ACCESS

P01 Road elevation Rose Cottage on the left and Ivy Cottage to the right showing the existing orientation. Project description

The application is for permission to demolish the existing single storey flat roof extension and construct a two storey extension on an amended footprint to form a ground floor kitchen and a first floor bedroom.

The existing ground floor internal layout is to be unaltered and the existing scullery is to be incorporated into the new kitchen.

The existing first floor layout will include the conversion of the box room into a shower room.

The project aims to:

1. Create a workable kitchen and dining area.
2. Transfer the ground floor bathroom to the first floor whilst retaining a ground floor WC facility.
3. Create a second bedroom.

P02 East and North elevations - showing the existing single storey rear flat roofed extension - note that the extension is constructed of Davey Blocks with exposed concrete lintels. Urban Context

Rose Cottage along with its neighbours Ivy and Willow Cottages form two sides of the Green in the heart of Bamford, constructed at the same time Rose Cottage has the smallest footprint and is built at 45º to the other cottages. In order for it to fit the builders placed it one metre from the rear boundary and chamfered the front right elevation corner to create a pedestrian route to the rear. All three cottages have natural stone elevations with later built matching porches. Beyond the rear of the cottages amenity areas is a public open space in front of Bamford Primary School. All three cottages have South and Westerly facing enclosed front gardens.

The Property

A detached dwelling comprising on the first floor of a double bedroom and a staircase with large landing that has been partitioned to form a box room. On the ground floor is a living/dining room and a scullery with enough room for a cooker, sink and washing machine. A separate flat roofed extension has been built on to form a back door lobby, WC and bathroom. The east gable has been rendered, as this faces the prevailing winds, and to the height of the ground floor storey along the rear North facing elevation that faces a high retaining wall.

Extension Design

Appearance

It is proposed to build a two storey extension in a matching natural stone with a natural slate roof. The footprint of the extension is repositioned so that the rear elevation will align with the back elevations of Ivy and Willow Cottages in order that the distance to the rear boundary wall and the outlook over the rear public open space matches those two cottages.

The massing is dictated by the amount of available area on which to place the footprint in this instance this has worked to our advantage in that the narrower width of the extension ensures that the proposed roof ridge is lower than the adjoining cottages and creates subservience; this and the change in orientation provides that feeling of length that makes a balanced whole as expressed in item 3.4. The extension has little public presence but what is seen from the rear public open space is in keeping and provides a more harmonious public face than is currently presented by the existing cottage gable.

The proposed small window openings at ground floor overlooking the pedestrian access way adds natural light to the kitchen and a degree of security to see persons walking up the alleyway. A small window on the first floor will also provide needed additional natural light and is positioned with a high sill to avoid any unintended overlooking of the adjoining gardens. The guttering of the adjoining cottages is timber on metal scroll brackets and this will be copied.

It is intended to form an opening between the existing scullery and the new extension this is not in the spirit of the design guide item 3.7 but it is felt that in order to accommodate a small dining area within the building there is insufficient space available in the new extension nor is there enough floor area in the existing scullery or in the existing living room and in this instance it will not be detrimental to the relationship with the existing internal spaces.

Detailing is to match the existing simple cottage appearance from the guttering to the choice of replacement and new windows with be sash style (except where the small size of the window would be inappropriate).

P04 The existing Southern outlook – note that the inappropriate windows are to be replaced with traditional sash windows.

Parking, highway and vehicular access

There is parking available to the front of the property.

Access

No change.